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Hermann Hesse on fiction

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Siddhartha

Though set in a place and time far removed from the Germany of 1922, the year of the book’s debut, the novel is infused with the sensibilities of Hermann Hesse’s time, synthesizing disparate philosophies—Eastern religions, Jungian archetypes, Western individualism—into a unique vision of life as...

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Hermann Hesse
1982
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Narcissus and Goldmund

Hesse's novel of two medieval men, one quietly content with his religion and monastic life, the other in fervent search of more worldly salvation. This conflict between flesh and spirit, between emotional and contemplative man, was a life study for Hesse. It is a theme that transcends all time.

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Hermann Hesse
2017
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Klingsor's Last Summer

Klingsor's Last Summer tells the story of a famous painter named Klingsor as he experiences a final burst of creativity in his last summer of life. He grabs the cup of life with both hands and drinks until he simply cannot take any more.

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Hermann Hesse
2016
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Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair’s Youth

Originally published in 1919 under the pseudonym of the narrator of the story, Herman Hesse’s “Demian” is the coming of age story of its principal character “Emil Sinclair.” The struggle of Emil is one of self-awareness.

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Hermann Hesse
2013
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Strange News from Another Star

"Strange News from Another Star" is a short fairy tale written by Hermann Hesse in April 1915, one year after the start of the 1st World War. In the fairy tale, two stars are juxtaposed.

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Hermann Hesse
2014
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Beneath the Wheel

Hans Giebernath lives among the dull and respectable townsfolk of a sleepy Black Forest village. When he is discovered to be an exceptionally gifted student, the entire community presses him onto a path of serious scholarship.

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Hermann Hesse
2003
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Peter Camenzind

Peter Camenzind, a young man from a Swiss mountain village, leaves his home and eagerly takes to the road in search of new experience.

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Hermann Hesse
2003
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Fairy Tales

Hermann Hesse's Fairy Tales are seven short philosophical fictions written between 1913 and 1918, prior to and during the First World War.

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Hermann Hesse
2016
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Rosshalde

Hermann Hesse's Rosshalde is the classic story of a man torn between obligations to his family and his longing for a spiritual fulfillment that can only be found outside the confines of conventional society.

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Hermann Hesse
2003
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Gertrude

With Gertrude, Herman Hesse continues his lifelong exploration of the irreconcilable elements of human existence.

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Hermann Hesse
2012
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